"As people in the Data Hoarding and archiving communities have pointed out, on January 21, there were 307,854 datasets on data.gov. As of Thursday, there are 305,564 datasets. Many of the deletions happened immediately after Trump was inaugurated, according to snapshots of the website saved on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."

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#DataGov
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"This [i.e., what the Trump regime is doing to destroy government] is not just a bowel movement expelling what the body no longer needs, it is an evacuation of everything that has kept the body alive up to this point.

They are digging a shithole so deep that there will be literally no way to climb back out again."

~ Timothy Burke

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https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/the-news-a-shithole-recipe

"Chaos isn’t a by-product; it’s the goal."

~ Timothy Noah

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https://newrepublic.com/article/190838/trump-funding-crisis-chaos-shutdown

"Incompetent people in charge of trillions of dollars is terrifying on its own. And the last two days proved how badly they can damage our country and how far the White House will go to gaslight us about it."

~ Jay Kuo

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https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-incompetent-liars

"Egg prices going up because of the avian flu? That’s on Trump. People not getting needed aid because of the federal funding freeze? Trump’s fault. Crime and disorder happening around the country? Trump. Chaos abroad? Trump. A collapse in the Gaza ceasefire? Also Trump."

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"Donald Trump and the Republicans control all three branches of government. They are the only ones with the power to solve pressing problems or address people’s needs. Trump declared that he can fix everything and that America is in a 'Golden Age.' He is responsible for all outcomes.

~ Dan Pfeiffer

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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-democrats-can-start-fighting

"Trump is doing to gov’t what Musk did to Twitter."

~ David Kurtz

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/dont-let-the-chaos-mask-trumps-lawless-power-grabs

"In the midst of massive uncertainty, the federal government is encouraging the employees with the best skills to exit public service. The Trump administration is making no meaningful effort to sort out high and low performers, or to manage the outflow of staff."

~ Don Moynihan

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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/compelling-mass-civil-servant-resignations

"The 'be careful what you wish for' adage, however, could not more aptly apply. In situations like this, it’s always those who have the most sought-after skills and expertise that exit an organization, taking with them essential knowledge and abilities."

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